Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Social scripts are a visual tool that helps children with ASD, ADHD, ODD, and PDA understand social rules and interactions. ✅ They describe social situations and skills and can be helpful in engaging in new activities or understanding expectations and rules. ✅ Successful social scripts use photos, line drawings, or videos to support the text and involve the child in their creation. ✅ The language used in social scripts should be flexible, positive, and easy to understand. ✅ It's important to check understanding by reading the social scripts with the child and make any necessary edits. ✅ Re-reading social scripts often is important to reinforce learning, and it can be helpful to make copies for use at home and school. ✅ Social scripts promote true social understanding by helping children with ASD understand social rules, what others mean, and how to interact. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/social-scripts-the-essential-tool/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Children with autism often struggle to understand the inferred intent of language due to mind blindness, leading to difficulty following instructions. ✅ Certain words like "stop" and "no" can cause confusion and trigger an overreaction or escalate behaviour in children with autism. ✅ When using words like "stop," make sure to add more information to tell the child what they should do instead of what they shouldn't do. ✅ The words "could," "would," and "can" often sound like a choice rather than a direction, leading to confusion for children with autism. ✅ It's better to use clear and direct language like "start work" to avoid confusion and promote understanding ✅ Focusing on telling the child what to do instead of what not to do is more supportive and directive. ✅ It's important to use language that conveys the intended message clearly to ensure the child's safety and learning. ✅ Mind blindness can also cause difficulty in understanding another person's perspective. ✅ Teachers can improve communication by understanding the power of their words and using language that is clear, direct, and easy to understand. ✅ By making these changes in language, teachers can avoid triggers and improve communication with children with autism. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/why-your-words-can-cause-meltdowns-and-what-to-say-instead/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. My live webinar last week was a success! If you missed it, it's not too late to sign up HERE and watch the replay of the hour of power! FREE sign up includes: 🎆 E-book 🎆 Webinar Replay 🎆 Handout In the Free Webinar You Will Learn: ✅ How to Structure your Classroom to Reduce Behaviour ✅ Quick and Easy Adjustments to Implement e.g. where to position a child ✅ How to Make the Most of your Support Time ✅ Using Students' Strengths to Reduce Their Stress ✅ Supporting Students Socially and Emotionally ✅ How to Identify the Underlying Causes of Disengagement/Behaviour ✅ 1 hour of POWER – Strategies to Make a Difference to You and the Kids you know Click Here To Register for the Webinar Replay Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/18-essential-strategies-to-set-up-your-classroom-2023/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: Creating a more inclusive and accommodating learning environment for neurodiverse students is important. There are many resources available to help achieve this goal. Here are the top 10 must-have resources for supporting neurodiverse learners, both at school and at home. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/top-10-resources-for-supporting-neurodiverse-students/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ The 13 Most Important Strategies ✅ Bonus 5 Proactive/Prevent Strategies Often Missed ✅ How To Support Motor Skills Development in A Busy Classroom (& Why it matters!) ✅ Key Elements for your Individual Education Plans (IEPs) ✅ Anxiety Management = Time Management – Top Tips ✅ Special Bonus – Key To Get the Best out of Students with ADHD ✅ 21 Surprising Ways Timers can get support Students engage & Succeed ✅ Pit Falls & Common Mistakes Made using Timers ✅ How and Why to Use Visual in Complex Classrooms ✅ Interoception – the impact and what Educators can do about it ✅ Solutions/Ideas to Sensory Processing Disorder or Difficulties in the Classroom ✅ 9 Essential Strategies for Homework ✅ 6 Key Strategies for Quick Results in Secondary School Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/key-strategies-for-setting-up-your-classroom-for-success-2023/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. For more insights and information from Ange Anderson: angeandersontherapeutic.co.uk In this interview, we will discuss: ✅ I am concerned about the number of students not in full-time school and the number of Educators leaving or retiring. ✅ Is the system broken? What can we do about it? ✅ My passion is to support Students & Educators ✅ My proposal to help you in 2023 Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. Expert Guest: Ange Anderson was head of a special school for students aged between 2 and 11 with conditions ranging from PMLD, SLD, ADHD, complex needs and EBD. 75% of students had autism as a primary or secondary diagnosis. She introduced over 25 different therapeutic and technological interventions and innovations that she first researched extensively in the school and we were a leading specialist school in Wales because of the effect they had on our students. She is now an SEN advisor for a global VR company and also an advisor specialising in therapeutic and technological interventions and innovations for those who are neurodivergent in schools and for families in the UK. For more insights and information from Ange Anderson: angeandersontherapeutic.co.uk In this interview, we will discuss: ✅ Why Ange believes play is important for neurodivergent children ✅ How Ange's school implemented play for PDA/ODD students and its positive effect on engagement ✅ How they implemented DIR/Floortime in a specialist school ✅ Why Ange recommends sensory profiles for all children ✅ How Ange's school introduced a range of different approaches and why Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/innovative-approaches-to-teaching-diverse-students-pda-odd/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. Expert Guest: Professor Josephine Barbaro is a Principal Research Fellow and Neurodiversity Affirming Psychologist at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University. She is co-founder of Australia's first 'Early Assessment Clinic' for autism, focusing on children under 3 years old. A/Prof Barbaro's research interests are in the early identification and diagnosis of autism in infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, family health and well-being following a diagnosis, and Neurodiversity Affirming research and practice. In this interview we will talk about: ✅ What is autism screening/developmental surveillance? ✅ What are some of the early signs of Autism? ✅ How early can we identify and diagnose Autistic kiddos and what's the current average age of diagnosis? ✅ The tools Professor Babaro's developed – SACS (for professionals), ASDetect (for parents), how accurate they are, where they're being used, and how people can access them. ✅ What to do if you suspect a child is Autistic? ✅ How to talk to parents in an affirming and empathic way if you suspect their child might be showing early signs? ✅ What to do if Doctors dismiss parental/carer concerns and say things like, 'They are just being a boy' or 'they will grow out of it?' Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/new-tools-for-diagnosis-with-professor-barbaro/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. Expert Guest: Dr. Perry LaRoque is the founder and president of Mansfield Hall, an innovative residential college support program for diverse learners. He earned his doctorate in special education from the University of Wisconsin and has served in a variety of leadership roles serving at-risk youth and people with disabilities. Before returning for his doctoral work, Dr. LaRoque worked in an assisted-living care facility for adults with intellectual disabilities and taught special education in several public schools. For more information on Dr. Perry, please visit: https://perrylaroque.com/ In this interview, Dr. Perry LaRoque will talk about: ✅ The "tsunami" of students entering college with disabilities in the years to come and what can be done to prepare for this. ✅ How colleges and universities meet the needs of diverse learners. ✅ The need to view disability as diversity – institutions have made great strides in recognising the need for diversity, but the one area they still have not truly recognised are those will disabilities. ✅ To what extent do colleges and universities need to make adjustments? ✅ How students with disabilities can receive an extra level of support, when there's not a lot of funding for this. ✅ Strategies students can use to make the college/university system work for them – these students often come from a structured support system in high school, but they will find that level of support is not there in college — how can they embrace the concept of hidden rules? ✅ Preparing for Post School Options, whether University or Work. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/preparing-for-post-school-dr-perry-laroque/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. ✅ Why Mark calls it 'Toilet Learning' Not 'Toilet Training' ✅ How Mark got his son to do 'wee' in the toilet ✅ Sue offers some suggestions to Mark's question: 'What to do for his son who will hold in a poo for over a day, which will become an accident in his undies; he simply won't sit on the toilet to poo.' Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below https://suelarkey.com.au/toilet-training-expert-series/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips https://www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au